Guide 29 - Tutorials | Articles

When You Need to Send Someone an Important File Really Fast

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:25:00 +0000

When you need to send an important file to a contact, you can either send it as an email attachment or, if the file size is too big for an email message, you can upload it to any of the file hosting services and share the download link with your contact over email.
IM software like Skype, Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger also let you to easily transfer files from one computer to another without imposing any restrictions on file size or the file type. This is generally quicker than sending files over email but the only downside is that both parties should be running the IM client in order or send or receive files.

There’s another interesting option that offers IM like flexibility and yet you can use it in the browser itself without requiring any software – it’s called iSendr.

It works something like this. You (the sender) initiate a file transfer session at your end and iSendr will provide you with a private link that you can pass on to your friend over a phone call or a text message. When your friend opens that link in her browser, the file transfer will start immediately.

What’s unique here is that the file is getting copied from your computer to her machine directly so some people may find with this approach more secure as their files aren’t not getting uploaded to any third-party server.

Also, there are no file size restrictions and as soon as the file gets downloaded to your friend’s computer, the sharing session will end automatically.

How to Deal With Depression After Losing a Job?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:07:00 +0000

It could happen as soon as you hear the words from your boss that you are losing your job. It could happen days or weeks later. But the truth is that sooner or later you might feel the heavy grip of depression upon becoming unemployed-and in this economy, many people are feeling it. It is perfectly normal to feel this way in such a situation. Luckily, there are ways you can cope with the blues-here are some.

Instructions:

Step 1.

Seek professional help if needed. First and foremost is to seek help from those that are trained to do so. Talking to a therapist is nothing to be ashamed about; they are there to help you. You may be able to find low-cost counseling or your previous employer may offer services. If you can't speak with a pro, a good venting session with a friend is always beneficial.

Step 2.

Get active. You would be surprised at how a good run around the block helps with anxiety. Exercise releases endorphins and relieves stress. Getting more exercise will also get you in shape. Let's face it; most Americans are out of shape. Why not take your downtime into you own hands and get into shape? This is a wonderful way to use extra time and relieve stress-and make fitness a priority.

Step 3.

Be open with your loved ones. Talk to your family. This is not the time to be proud or shoulder the burden. Your loved ones are going to need to know the facts if they are going to help you. Be completely open with your feelings and your family will appreciate you for it.

Step 4.

Talk to friends. It's easy to abandon your friends after losing your job, but having your friends around will make it easier for you. Some of them might be in the same boat as you. Hiding in your house doesn't solve the problems. Get out in the world and socialize. This is also a great opportunity to spend time with the pals that you wouldn't normally have time for.

Mouse Jiggler makes sure your screen saver doesn't kick in while you watch videos

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:40:00 +0000

It used to be that when I watched a movie with VLC, halfway through the movie the screen would suddenly black out. Too late, I would realize that the screensaver kicked in because I hadn't touched the mouse for a while. It was so irritating that I simply disabled my screen saver.

I think VLC specifically addressed this issue, but I'm sure it still happens with other video players. Mouse Jiggler is a tiny, handy utility whose sole purpose in life is to jiggle the mouse cursor for you, so that the screensaver doesn't kick in.

It has a neat feature called "Zen jiggle" (I love the name) which jiggles the mouse "invisibily" – meaning, your computer thinks the mouse is moving, while the cursor doesn't actually move anywhere.

The GUI is sparse, and I like that. Just two check boxes. You can't even minimize it or hide it, and I think that's great: this way you can't forget it on, and then wonder why your mouse is randomly jiggling while you're working. Very nice!

Google Adsense new Interface is Really Awesome : Upgrade to Version 3

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:54:00 +0000

Google has announced its new Adsense beta Interface version which is really looking great.After the new

Adwords interface now Google started working towards the Adsense interface and announced the Version 3 beta,which is looking extremely cool,when compared to the older one.You have Ajax powered smooth and dynamic interface,which is very easy to navigate with the things.There are many things changed like when you want to see your Total earnings you need to select the tab in the older one but in the new version The total earnings and also the Today’s earning will be displayed when you login.See this bellow screen-shot..

See this bellow list of features given by Google team….

Comprehensive performance reports: View your daily stats in graph format, and gain insight into your performance with new metrics detailing the amount you’re earning from different ad types, targeting types, and bid types.

Quicker account maintenance: We’ve streamlined the process for a number of common tasks to help you get things done more quickly. Whether you’re updating your contact information or editing a number of ad units at the same time, you’ll find that these types of tasks require fewer clicks and less account navigation than before.

Prominent help links: There’s now help content available on every page, so you’ll be able to quickly find answers to your questions while navigating through your account.

Easier access to online resources: Visit the redesigned Resources page, where you can find the latest content from the Inside AdSense blog, our YouTube channel, and our Twitter account, all within your own account.

Renamed features: We’ve updated the names of several features in your account, in an effort to more clearly explain their purpose. While we hope the new names are more intuitive, if you’re unclear what they do, refer to the help links on the page or in the sidebar.

So start using the beta version so you can feel comfortable with it…

Control and Protect USB Drives through USB Security Utilities

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:48:00 +0000

USB Security Utilities 1.0 is a utility which controls and protects USB drives such as pendrive, removable hard disk etc. It has a strong scanning engine which helps to analyze the memory or a folder. It is small in size and portable and can be installed in any portable device. It will also detects dangerous files and draw backs as well as handling various functions in one single window.

USB Security Utilities 1.0 Features

Small in size and portable
Can be installed in various portable device
Supports Strong Scanning Engine
Detects dangerous files
Can view device information
Multilanguage interface
Simple to use
Strong detection ability
Prevents infection of device

Download USB Security Utilities 1.0 Here.

Private browsing: it's not so private

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:57:00 +0000

Research by Stanford University to investigate the privacy of the "private browsing" feature of many Web browsers suggests that the tools aren't all that private after all, and that many kinds of information can be leaked by browsers when using the mode. The paper is due to be presented next week at the USENIX security conference.

"InPrivate Browsing" in Internet Explorer, "Incognito mode" in Chrome, and "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari all strive to do the same two things: make it impossible for users of the same computer to figure out which sites the browser has been used to visit, and make it impossible for sites to know whether or not a particular user has previously visited them.

To keep browsing private from other users of the same machine, browsers must discard (or avoid creating) any history entries, cached items, cookies, and so on. To prevent sites from being able to track visitors, the browsers must ensure that they don't send any cookies or other identifiable information from non-private sessions when in private mode.

The researchers found that the browsers' protections were imperfect. Browsers did not properly isolate their private sessions from non-private ones, with the result that suitably crafted sites could trace visitors between private and non-private sessions. Sites could also leave persistent indications that they had been visited, allowing visits to be detected by local users.

The big problem: add-ons

The problem got worse when extensions and plugins were considered. All four browsers tested enabled plugins in private mode, and these plugins can themselves store data that allows both kinds of privacy to be defeated.

One example of such a plugin used to be Adobe Flash; Flash has its own cookie system, and it used to be the case that Flash's cookies did not respect the privacy mode of the browser. Cookies set in private mode persisted, and cookies set in public mode were readable from private mode. Fortunately, Flash has since been fixed, but any plugin could contain similar errors.

Internet Explorer and Chrome both disable browser extensions by default in their private mode; Firefox, however, does not, and this provides yet another avenue by which private information can be leaked.

As part of their research, the team also collected information on how often people use private modes. Though Microsoft advertises InPrivate Browsing as a way for people to buy gifts online without any risk that the recipient will find out, the most common use of private browsing was (shockingly) to explore the Internet's seedy underbelly, keeping prurient interests, rather than birthday presents, private. Even this use was relatively rare; only 8 percent of people used private browsing for their online sexual entertainment, with 6 percent using it for gift shopping and general Web browsing.

The use of private browsing also varied wildly between browsers. Internet Explorer users barely bothered—just 2 percent of them use it, even for X-rated sites—whereas some 14 percent of Safari users prefer to keep their dirty/gift-buying habits to themselves.

Why You Should Give Windows 7 A Try?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:47:00 +0000

Microsoft has sold 150 million copies of Windows 7 in nine months--that is, seven copies per second. It's the fastest-selling operating system in history. Vista, by contrast, was such a flop that users couldn't wait to get rid of it.

Many consumers just got stuck with Vista because new PCs, for a while, were preloaded with it, and there were no other options. Some vendors still offered new, coveted systems with XP, for a lot more money. Yet, in the beginning, retailers even told consumers there was no way to uninstall Vista and reinstall XP.

What does the new operating system mean for the business community, especially all the little guys and mid-sized companies that can’t afford to make another hefty investment in a rotten lemon?

Thankfully, Windows 7 is not the lemon Vista was, and its big, positive features are well-known by now. For example, multitasking makes it easier to navigate, and Windows 7 is more stable and secure. The new OS requires less memory and disk space. It has easier, more proficient file organization, less clutter and garbage, and more efficient networking setup and management. Windows 7 also touts a fancy new taskbar and system tray, better backup options, and some great entertainment features.

These five additional selling points of Windows 7 may surprise you.

1. XP Mode

One of the best features for companies who still want to use many legacy XP applications is XP Mode, which runs in the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions. This was a lifesaver for me, because I have dozens of old graphics programs that I use several times a week.

When I bought a new PC that came pre-loaded, unfortunately, with Vista, none of these XP-only programs would install. I could not afford to replace all of my software, and some of the other programs created years ago by smaller, independent manufacturers were no longer available. I was devastated, and searched the Internet for another XP machine.

Admittedly, some programs, such as Office 2000, run a bit slower in XP mode, but all the graphics programs work fine. However, even if they did run slowly, I’d still be grateful for the ability to continue using them.

Originally there was some concern about the functionality of XP mode on older systems. But as of March, XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization technology, according to Microsoft. Therefore, most of the PCs that lacked the appropriate hardware to support XP Mode will now work. So, if this was the reason you were hesitating to upgrade, it’s no longer an issue.

2. Folder Options

Another great feature in Windows 7 is Folder Options, which fixes a huge, time-consuming blunder in Vista. I have heard nothing but frustrated complaints about how much time people waste changing Vista’s default folder options to meet their needs. In fact, when I last checked, there were several hundred thousand Google search results about this Vista nightmare.

Someone at Microsoft came up with the lame idea that users needed to be told which folder options are displayed based on the files in that folder. For example, if the folder contains JPEGs, then Vista defaults to Icon view and displays the Name, Date Taken, Tags, Size, and Rating columns. Hundreds of bloggers provide the Microsoft knowledgebase workaround, but it doesn’t work permanently.

Vista also has a maximum number of folders for which you can customize the settings. Once you exceed that number, the old defaults return.

Windows 7 fixed this problem. First, it offers several different custom views that you can apply through the Properties dialog, which, like Vista, can be customized further. But there is no visible maximum. We tested a system that had over 3000 folders, and Windows 7 retained the settings we defined. This might seem like a minor feature to some, but for the legions of companies and users who have begged for a solution, it’s a deal breaker.

3. Location Aware Printing

Location Aware printing--available in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions only--is a big plus for employees who work remotely or who carry a laptop in the field. This feature allows users to configure multiple default printers, based on their location. And it is system controlled; that is, once you define the setup criteria, Windows 7 automatically resets the default printer to your current location. All you have to do is select Print, and it automatically sends the job to your network printer at work, your personal printer at home, or another shared printer. And, you can define as many print locations as needed, based on how many locations you frequently visit.

4. Remote desktop connectivity

Remote desktop connectivity is another big plus in Windows 7. If your employees are working at home or out of town and forget a file at work, they can connect to their office PC in five easy steps. Not a big deal? Well, yes it is. Wasn’t this function available in Vista? Well, yes, it was, but it rarely worked and, when it did work, it was far more trouble than it was worth.

The last office I worked in had 63 employees and one part-time IT technician who doubled as a network system administrator. After a month of trying everything; that is, calling everyone we knew with PC experience, searching Internet forums, wading through Microsoft knowledgebases, and reading instruction manuals, we finally just gave up on Vista’s so-called remote desktop and purchased Symantec pcAnywhere.

The Windows 7 remote desktop actually works--well, in fact--and the setup is menu-driven and intuitive. For details, simply follow the step-by-step instructions in the Windows 7 Help menus, or select Remote Settings from the Start button, right-click Computer, then choose Properties, and read the screen. Once connected, you can access everything on your office PC, including files, network resources, and applications.

You cannot connect to your office PC if it’s in Sleep or Hibernating mode, so be sure to disable this feature by setting it to Never when you visit Windows 7's Power Options, then select Change Plan Settings.

Also, you cannot connect to a computer remotely with Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, or Home Premium. And if, for some reason, you work in a network environment but can't change your remote settings, then ask your system administrator about releasing control through the Group Policy settings.

5. MultiTouch support

MultiTouch support is another deal maker for some companies that purchased laptops and netbooks specifically for the touch screen options. Since mobile phones, iPads, and many netbooks have virtual keyboards, employees have quickly adapted to the touch screen feature and found that it increases efficiency, for example, when conducting webinars, classroom training, and sales demos at product trade shows.

It’s much easier than using the keyboard and mouse just to tap the screen, slide a scroll bar, or roll the cursor across the desktop with your fingers, especially when showing a quick presentation to your clients at lunch. Desktop users may not appreciate this feature much, but your employees with mini and mobile systems will love it. Besides, how many employees still have desktops these days?

So, what will Windows 7 do for you and your company? In five words: simplify tasks and increase efficiency. It’s definitely worth a second look.

Disk Management - How to Mount and Unmount VHD Images?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:05:00 +0000

What is a Virtual Hard Disk(VHD)

Virtual Hard Disk (or VHD) is a virtual hard disk image that stores data in a single file. This type of file is created and used on by Microsoft virtualisation solutions such as Windows Virtual PC. This format was adopted by other virtualization solutions like VirtualBox, the product of Sun Microsystems, or VMware ESX Serve.

How to Mount a VHD Image using Disk Management

First of all, open the Disk Management utility.

In the left-side panel, right click on Disk Management and choose the 'Attach VHD' option.

You can find the 'Attach VHD' option also in the Action menu (see capture below).

Click on Browse.

You now have to select the VHD file. When found, select it and press the Open button.

You are now back to the 'Attach Virtual Hard Disk' window. My advice here is to let the 'Read-only' box unchecked, so you can modify the files from the image. If this box is checked you will only be able to copy the files. Click on OK to begin the mounting process.

You will see that the VHD file has been mounted as separate disk drive and it has its own drive letter, in this case 'K:'.

Open Windows Explorer and click on the new partition to open it.

Now you can easily manipulate the desired files from the attached system image.

How to Unmount a VHD Image from Disk Management

After you are done working with the mounted virtual image, it's time to see how to unmount it. Open Disc Management, right click on the attached VHD (in this case 'K:') and choose the 'Detach VHD' option.

Click on the OK button to finish.

NOTE: In the 'Detach Virtual Hard Disk' window you can find the 'Delete the virtual hard disk file after removing the disk' option. This allows you to erase the selected image. I strongly advice to leave this box unchecked so you let the VHD image intact. Check it only if you really want to delete this image.

You will now see that the partition has been removed from the Disk Management window.

Useful Usage Scenarios

There are times when you need a single file or folder from a VHD file or System Image created by Windows Backup. Using the Disk Management utility you can easily mount the VHD file and copy the files and folders you need.

Also, this allows you to add folders and files to any image. Depending on the usage scenario - this feature can be useful.

Conclusion

As you could see from this tutorial, it's very easy to use Disk Management to mount VHD files and work with them. If you have any other tips to share related to this tool, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Windows 7 Upgrade Version – When canyou use it?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:51:00 +0000

Quite often people get confused as to whether it would suffice, if they buy a windows 7 Upgrade product like Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade or a windows 7 Professional Upgrade. This is because Microsoft offers a upgrade version as well as a full version of the various windows 7 products!

A windows 7 Upgrade version is usually much lower in price than the full version. The upgrade version is however meant for those PC users, who already own a licensed version of windows XP or windows vista on their PC.If you don’t have a licensed windows software running on your PC, then you are not entitled to buy and use a windows 7 upgrade product, though you could technically use it to install on a PC, that doesn’t have any windows product installed!

Yes, it is technically possible to use an upgrade disc to clean install windows 7 on a PC that doesn’t have any previous version of windows 7 installed on it! Infact, if you are having windows xp on your PC, you will have to do a windows 7 clean or custom installation. further, if you own a 32-bit windows vista and you intend upgrading to a corresponding 64-bit windows 7 on your PC, then, you need to do a clean installation. Other windows users can do what is termed as an in-place upgrade installation of windows 7.

So, microsoft does make it technically possible to install windows 7 on a blank hard drive in a PC, but you may not be legally permitted to do so.If you happen to use an upgrade disc to clean install windows 7 on a PC, without being legally eligible i.e. if you don’t have a licensed copy of windows xp or vista running on that PC, then microsoft may not support you if you face any technical issues and you may even find yourselves in legal trouble.

This has been beautifully illustrated by msmallbiz on the MSDN blog here.

If you own a PC with a pre-installed windows xp or vista (windows OEM license), then you can use the upgrade disc only on such computer and not on any other computer! You will probably understand this better if you read through what a windows 7 OEM license entitles you to.

Get your LAN IP Address in Mac OS X

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:38:00 +0000

Anytime you are connected to a local area network (LAN) you’ll be assigned an IP address for that network, and often it’s important to know what this IP address is. There’s two quick ways to get your LAN IP address in Mac OS X, one is more user friendly using the GUI and the other is through the command line.

Find your LAN IP address via the Mac OS X GUI

Open “System Preferences”
Click on “Network”
Your Airport or Ethernet LAN IP address will be visible immediately next to “Status” with the next: “Airport is connected to RouterName and has the IP address of x.x.x.x” The x.x.x.x numbers are your LAN IP

Check your LAN IP address via the Mac OS X command line

This is my preferred method to check for the LAN IP because I find it faster. If you’re not comfortable with the command line then it’s probably better to just use the GUI method above.
Launch the Terminal and type the following:

ipconfig getifaddr en1 en1 is the code for the Airport interface, en0 is usually ethernet. Once this command is executed, an IP address will be reported back to you, and this is your IP on the LAN.

Troubleshooting and setting IP addresses in Mac OS X

Knowing your machines IP address can be a big help when you are troubleshooting network problems or setting up a LAN. If you’re encountering trouble with your Macs wireless check out these troubleshooting tips for Mac wireless problems. Sometimes you’ll want to set a manual IP address on your Mac and that isn’t difficult either.

Five Best Mobile Fitness Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Mobile fitness apps have
changed the way people create, record, and reach fitness goals, thanks to cellphones and mobile devices that put a powerful computer right in your pocket. Here's a look at five of the best mobile fitness apps.
Photo by Lululemon Athletica.

Immediacy and consistency are keys to reaching fitness goals. If your gym is right next to your work, you're more likely to go. If it's easy to record the weight you just lifted or the miles you just ran, you're more likely to track your progress and be motivated by it. The following applications, designed for various mobile platforms, offer a range of tools for tracking and measuring your fitness goals.

CardioTrainer (Android, Basic: Free, Premium: $2.99)

CardioTrainer is a well-rounded Android application focused on running and other cardio activities. It tracks your runs via GPS, counts the steps you've taken, and supports workout recording for everything from distance ran to yoga classes at your local gym. CardioTrainer's features focus on helping you while you're actually in motion, including pausing your workout routine when you get stuck at stop lights, integrated music playback, and voice notifications to update you on how far you've run, how long you've been running, calories burned, and more. The free version of CardioTrainer includes nearly all the functionality of the premium app, the premium version adds in a weight loss training module and the ability to race against yourself to beat your best times.

RunKeeper (Android/iOS, Free)

RunKeeper was one of the early running applications available for the iPhone and has since expanded to include Android phones. RunKeeper combines GPS tracking, map integration, music management, and more into a polished application. All of your RunKeeper activities, including those you enter in manually, are aggregated on the phone and your RunKeeper dashboard—accessible through the main RunKeeper web site. You can keep your stats to yourself for personal review, or you can share them easily thanks to integration with Twitter and Facebook.

iFitness (iOS, $1.99)

If you're more interested in tracking weight lifting and stationary fitness routines than running and cardio activity, iFitness has you covered. iFitness has a catalog of over 300 exercises ranging from those requiring cable machines and free weights to exercises you can do without any equipment. You can easily mix together exercises to create custom routines. If you need help setting up a weight-lifting regimen, iFitness includes 20 routines designed by fitness experts. Should you ever need a refresher on proper form, each exercise cataloged in iFitness has clear pictures and videos to show you how to do the exercise safely and effectively. When you're done working out, you can save the routine and record your progress; all progress is saved locally and on the iFitness servers to keep your workout records accessible.

Endomondo (Android/Blackberry/iOS/Misc, Free)

It would be more accurate to call Endomondo a fitness social network than simply a fitness application. Endomodo, the application, is available for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, LG, Eten, and Garmin devices. You'd be hard pressed to find a portable device or phone with GPS-capabilities that they aren't working on bringing into the Endomondo network. With Endomodo installed on your mobile device, you can track where you run, how long you run, check your personal best times, and share them with friends. From the Endomondo site, you can view exercise summaries, issue invites and challenges to get your friends involved in your fitness push, and participate in site-wide challenges. Endomondo is a cross-platform running app with a huge network of fellow runners built right in.

SportyPal (Android/Blackberry/iOS/Misc, Free)

Endomondo isn't the only fitness app with a wide reach across platforms, SportyPal is available for Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows Mobile, as well as Java and Symbian-based phones. Fire up SportyPal when you're in motion whether you're running or roller blading, and it measures your distance, speed, calories burned, and more. Later you can sync your data up to your web-based profile and see all the stats gathered from your exercise routine charted out. If you're an outdoor sports enthusiast and you cover a lot of ground hiking or mountain biking SportPal can even display your route on a topographical map for a 3D-style representation of your exercise adventures.

OSD-Lyrics Turns Your Linux Media Player into a Karaoke Machine

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:21:00 +0000

Linux: We've featured an open source SingStar-like karaoke game before, but if you're looking for something a bit simpler, OSD-Lyrics automatically downloads and displays lyrics for a ton of popular Linux media players.

If you've been looking for other alternate uses for your Linux-based HTPC, you can check karoke machine off the list by installind OSD-Lyrics. Unlike previously mentioned UltraStar, it's not a full-fledged game; instead, it just displays lyrics for a number of different media players like Amarok, Banshee, Exaile, Rhythmbox, and Songbird (to name just a few).

Surprisingly, it works very well. It downloads and displays all the lyrics automatically, and somehow magically knows where each line begins and ends in a song, so you have to do little, if any, work to get it up and running. Just start up the application, play a song, and go to town. If you want a more genuine karoke experience, you'll have to seek out some vocal-less tunes yourself, although you can always just hook up a microphone and sing along with the full versions of songs you already have.
OSD-Lyrics is a free download for Linux machines.

Report Fake Facebook Profile, Impostor Account on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000

One of the major problems of social networks is that any one can impersonate you. Since, facebook is now the thing, stalkers and evils minds are turning to this site for making fake profiles and harassing users by creating imposter accounts and posting lewd comments, publishing private photos publicly.

How to Report Fake Profile on Facebook

Facebook has a few top priority contact pages, one of them is the Report Impostor Profile (Link).

Generally Facebook Help Says : If someone has created an account to impersonate or imitate you, please go to the impostor profile and click "Report/block this person" at the bottom of the left column.

Check the "Report this Person" box, choose "Fake Profile" as the reason, and add "Impersonating me or someone else" as the report type. Be sure to add a valid web address (URL) leading to the real profile so that we can review the information.

But, if you want to see some quick action taken, Then the Report Impostor Profile Page will really help. The Report Impostor Profile Facebook Page looks like the one below.

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How to Add Profile Pictures of your Twitter Followers on your Background?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:24:00 +0000

A good Twitter background is necessary if you want to convert your first time profile visitors into your followers. There are hundreds of sites that provide backgrounds for free which you can use or use your own imagination.

Now, let me introduce you to Twilk – an online tool that creates amazing backgrounds by adding profile picture of your followers. Its a nice way to show your followers you adore them and it looks cool too.

Here’s an example :-

To get your own background, follow these steps:

Step 1. Open www.twilk.com in your favorite browser.

Step 2. Click on the “Get Started” button and a new twitter page will open asking for access to your account. Click on Allow.

Step 3. You will be redirected to the Settings page. You can decide whose faces you want on your background – people you follow, people following you, both following and followers, and people you follow that follow you back. Then choose between the other options such as Photo size, Confetti etc. (Confetti option will add a scattering effect to the pictures)

When you’re done, click on the “Preview These Settings” button.

Step 4. Wait for a while till it gathers information about your account i.e. profile pictures of your followers.
A new page will open with a preview of how your background image will look like. Click on Edit if you wish to change anything. By default a banner of twilk will be added to the background in the free version. (Scroll down to find how you can remove it PLUS get extra great features)

People are sorted by how much you mention their user name ( @ replies, retweets, etc ) in your Twitter feed.

If you like it then Click on Use Background to set it as your Twitter Background :)

Premium Version – Advantages over the Free version

There’s a premium version available also in which you can remove that banner of Twilk (added by default in free version) on the upper left. To remove it you will have to subscribe to Pro version for a very small fee of $5. With the pro version you will get some awesome features like:

No Twilk Ad: the Twilk logo won’t show up on your background, you can upload your own custom logo or whatever you wish for the upper left of your background.
Daily Auto-Updates: You won’t have to visit Twilk regularly to update your background with new followers. Save your time by letting it update your background automatically for you.With the free version, you must come back to Twilk.com to update your background.
Exclude People: if you don’t want competitors showing up.
Feature People: to show how much they mean to you.

Click here to know more about the premium plan And/Or Subscribe to it

Twilk is a great service and its definitely worth a try. If you like it then I would recommend you to get the premium version, it give you so many features for so less.

What is a feed ?

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:16:00 +0000

What is a feed?
If you’re used to surfing the internet and viewing blogs, you probably already know what a feed is. If you don’t, then read on. A feed is basically way for a blog’s or website’s visitor to subscribe to the site using a web page, feed reader or email to subscribe.

New posts are automatically delivered to the chosen subscription method so that the user can read new posts from their favorite topics whenever they are updated, without having to surf from site to site looking for new posts and updates.

What is an RSS feed?

RSS is the most common feed type. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.
It is a text-based XML format. The feed content is delivered to your favorite RSS feed reader. The most popular web-based RSS feed readers are Bloglines and Google Reader. Here’s a list of Windows based RSS feed reader software.

Apart from RSS, the most popular feed type is Atom. It also uses XML to deliver the feeds.

Subscribing to an RSS feed

Subscibing to a feed is pretty simple. Let’s walk through the process together.

Step 1: Find the RSS feed. Most blogs have their feed icon at the top right area of the page, look for the orange feed icon or RSS. On this blog, I have a custom, blue RSS feed icon.

If you can’t find the feed icon on a blog (90% of blogs have it) don’t worry. Most feeds are at http://www.example.com/feed so try adding the /feed to the end of the blog’s adress. (My feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/Guide29-Tutorials For blogs at blogspot.com, add feeds/posts/default to the end of their domain to find the feed. Example: http://example.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.

Step 2: Subscribe. Click the feed icon and you’ll be taken to the feed page. From here you can choose which feed reader to use. I recommend Google Reader. Choose your preferred reader and continue.

Step 3: Read. Now you are subscribed to the feed. You should be redirected to your RSS feed reader and you can start reading feeds.

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My small followers website...

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:46:00 +0000

I was making a small website which will be user for getting followers...
I am not a professional web developers but just a little learner, thats why my website is not automated. It works on backlinking. I have added commenting system in it.
So, please all give me some time and check out my website and suggest it to your friends too.
Thanks.

Click Here For Website

Oxford Dictionary For Mobile – With Pronunciation

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:02:00 +0000

Looking for quality dictionary for your mobile phone. The new version of MSdict is speech enabled and powered by the extraordinary add-in Oxford sound module of 50,000 pre-recorded words that will allow you to listen and learn genuine English pronunciation.

50,000 audio word pronunciations to be used with any MSDict English monolingual dictionary or bilingual one with English high-quality recordings with British English pronunciations compiled and recorded by Oxford University Press the riches sound database available for mobiles accurate coverage of different homographs, variant forms and inflections full information on parts of speech and subsenses covered

Compatible Mobile Phones: Nokia S60 Mobile Phones

Download Dictionary

Add an MP3 to Your WordPress Sidebar with the Simple Music Plugin

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:53:00 +0000

Simple Music is a new plugin that makes it extremely easy to add an MP3 to your sidebar with a drag and drop widget. Setup and configuration can be done in under a minute.

Features of Simple Music:

Bulletproof Functionality – Just enter the song URL and go!
Easy Settings – Upload a file or find one online, choose to autoplay the track, repeat, and more!
Fast Customization – Changing the options, such as picking a new song or adjusting the settings, is a snap!

This is a great way to add a personalized welcome message to your site or share music with your readers.

Play All File Format In Your Mobile Phone – Core Codec

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:15:00 +0000

CorePlayer™ Mobile is at the center of the CoreCodec™ Universe for manipulating multimedia content on your desktop, mobile phone, portable media player, PDA, GPS, or convergence device. CorePlayer is designed to be a next-generation multimedia platform that will extend upon what you thought were limits in playing back fluid multimedia, with its simple yet extremely powerful interface and features that is designed to empower the CoreCodec Community.

Technology Overview

* Built-In YouTube Support
* Bluetooth ready!* (A2DP and AVRCP)
* Podcast, Enhanced Podcast, CoreCaster Ready
* GPU support: Intel 2700g, ATI Imageon, QTv, Marvell Monahan Processors
*Operating System Support: Symbian (all), CE (3.x – 4.x), Windows Mobile/Smartphone (5.x – 6.x), Palm. (Linux for OEM only)
* CPU Support: ARM9, ARM11, MIPS
*CoreUI ‘Universal skins’ Widget. Allows you to create a unique custom user interface exactly how you want it!
*Best in Class audio and video codecs like CoreAVC our High Definition H.264 video decoder
*CoreTheque media library allows for easy management of your playlists and bookmarks
File Format Support
Audio: MP3, MP2, AAC, MKA, WMA, Midi*, WAV, OGG, Speex, WAVPACK, TTA, FLAC, MPC, AMR, ADPCM, ALaw, MuLaw, G.729
Video: H.264 (AVC), MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-4 part 2 (ASP), DivX, XviD, WMV*, Theora*, Dirac*, MJPEG, MSVIDEO1
Images: JPEG (420, 422, 440, EXIF Headers)*, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF, MJPEG
Containers: Matroska, AVI, PS, M2TS, TS, 3GPP, MOV, MPEG-4, OGM, NSV*
Streaming: HTTP, UDP, RDP, RTP. RTSP, RTCP, ASX, ASF
This Core Codec Application Supports to Symbian v2 Mobiles Phones.

Download Core Codec

Optimize registry and speed up your PC with Simnet Registry Defrag

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Simnet RegDefrag is yet another tool to defragment your registry. It quickly scans your registry and provides you with an overview that shows which parts of the registry are defragmented and to what extend. The program will create a System Restore point before it starts the defrag process, so you can undo the changes if you run into problems. By using Simnet Registry Defrag periodically, you improve your system’s performance, prevent registry corruption, compact and optimize windows registry.

Features:

* Automatic system restore points for safety.
* Automatically product update.
* Smart and easy-to-use interface.
* Minimal installation, low memory and cpu usage.

Download Simnet Registry Defrag

Control multiple PC with one Mouse & Keyboard

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:56:00 +0000

Want to Control Multiple PC with Same Mouse and Keypad than you have to try Input Director, it a free app which allows you to control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. With Input Director, you can share a single keyboard/mouse across a set of systems. You switch which system receives the input either by hotkey or by moving the cursor so that it transitions from one screen to the other (in a very similar fashion to a multi-monitor setup).

Using Input Director, you will be able to position the monitors of your systems side-by-side and then control all of them via one keyboard/mouse. Input Director also supports a “shared” clipboard, in which you can copy data onto the clipboard on one system, transition across to another and paste.

Features of “Input Director”:

Easy to Use:

· Easy to follow installation and usage guides – setup only takes a few minutes
Tell Input Director how your monitors are positioned simply by dragging them to the correct spot on the monitor grid:
· Multi-monitor support
· Shared Clipboard – copy and paste between computers (including files!)
Manage all your computers at once:
· Simultaneously lock all computers
· Synchronise the screensavers across your computers
· Synchronise shutdown of your system (or individually configure whether a computer goes to standby, hibernate or shuts down)

Security:

· Encrypt network data between Input Director controlled computers using AES with a 128, 192 or 256bit key
· Lock down the Input Director configuration so that only Administrators may make changes
· Systems can limit which master systems can control them by host name or network subnet
Transition Features:
Ripples surround the cursor for a few seconds after transitioning to help the eye follow the cursor from one computer to another:
Transitioning using the mouse can be setup to occur:
· Immediately when the cursor hits the edge of the screen
· If the screen edge is double tapped by the cursor
· If the cursor momentarily pauses at the edge of the screen
· Can be configured to limit transitions near the corners of computer monitors to avoid accidental slippage between systems
· Can also set a key (or keys) that must be held down to permit transitions between systems
· Hotkeys can be setup to switch control to a specific computer or move to the next computer to the left or right

Download Input Director Here

CCleaner Enhancer Makes CCleaner Even Better, Now Cleans 270 New Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:50:00 +0000

Windows only: CCleaner Enhancer updates the popular system cleaning utility with support for cleaning up after 270 more applications, so you can keep your system even more crap free.

Once you've downloaded and started the utility, your CCleaner installation will be updated with support for the extra applications—you'll be prompted to select the folder to install the rules in if you're using a portable version. You'll find the new rules on the Applications tab in CCleaner—readers should note that you won't actually see 270 new rules in the list, since you'll only see rules that actually apply to your system and installed applications.

CCleaner Enhancer is a free download for Windows only. If you're new to CCleaner, make sure to check out how to run CCleaner on a schedule to keep your PC crap-free automatically, or create a shortcut to run CCleaner silently.

Update: Looks like the web site died under the weight of Lifehacker's readers. Here's a mirror copy of the zipped download file.

Another Cool Tool To Optimize Your Site Loading Speed

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:44:00 +0000

As you probably know the loading speed of your site is a very important factor. Not only it affects the user experience, but it is also used as a search ranking parameter by Google now.

In the past I talked about some tools you can use to test and optimize the loading speed of your site, but a couple of weeks ago I came across a new one that is worth a mention, too.

You can find it on WebPageTest.org. First of all you need to input the URL of your website, choose a geographical location to perform the test, select a couple of options and then click on “Submit.”
It takes 30 seconds or so to complete the test, and then you’ll see a results page like this one:

You’ll get the loading time of your website on the first and second visit (these numbers will be different if you use caching. The tool also gives you a grade on 6 areas (Keep-alive, text compressions, image compressions, caching, CSS and JS combination, CDN), and detailed graphs explaining what optimization steps you failed at and what elements make most of your page’s size.

Internet download Manager 6 (IDM) announced

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:03:00 +0000

IDM 6

Tonec announced Internet download Manager 6, an upgrade for the popular download accelerator/ manager for Windows. IDM is a very small, but powerful application that includes every option that we expect in a download manager. It can split large files into pieces and join them at the end of download. This method allows multiple connection to the server and let users download file in a faster way. Internet download manager 6 provides up-to five time faster downloads when compared with the normal browser based options. IDM 6 fixes compatibility issues with many browsers and upgrades the way it grabs FLV videos from YouTube, MetaCafe, DaliyMotion, Hulu and other services.

Internet download Manager 6 (IDM) :

Internet download Manager (IDM) 6

Internet download Manager 6 features:

Download files in up-to five times faster speeds, automatically from web pages. It includes a download manager with options to pause, resume or schedule downloads. IDM supports premium accounts purchased from sharing sites like Hotfile, Rapidshare, MediaFire and others. Users can auto-download from file sharing sites after configuring Site Login details in setting menu.

Download FLV, MP3 and other embedded media from YouTube, MetaCafe, DialyMotion, Hulu, Grooveshark, MySpace and other websites.

Site Grabber to download all files from a website URL.

Internet Download Manager 6 is compatible with seven major web browsers in the market.

Download IDM 6 here.

Internet download Manager 6 serial and pricing:

We already have an Internet Download Manager 5 license that we bought a few months back. We used the same serial number for IDM 6 up-gradation. Internet download manager costs $25 for single PC license, and they give a free upgrade to all upcoming versions. They also offer 30 days full working trial for IDM 6 and IDM 5 versions.

Whereoscope Turns Your Kid's iPhone Into a Real-Time Locator

noreply@blogger.com (Junaid) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:52:00 +0000

iPhone: If you rest easier knowing you can peek in the where abouts of your adventurous teenagers, Whereoscope is an iOS app that turns your family's iPhones into real-time location tools.

Whereoscope is fully automated so you don't need to rely on your kids remembering to use the application. Once you've installed and set up the application you specify locations that your kid frequently visits like the homes of friends, school, etc. and you'll be notified when they come and go from those locations. The location-based notifications are the strongest selling point for Whereoscope, the majority of iPhone tracking tools simply report the location of the phone.
Visit the link below to download a free copy—although they'll be rolling out paid services in the future they'll be grandfathering in early adopters. Have a family-centric application to share? Let's hear about it in the comments.